Vanessa Dekou, PhD, Managing Director, Clinical Services International (CSI)
Dr. Vanessa Dekou has extensive experience in drug development from preclinical to registration and commercialization strategies and has secured product registration for several orphans and first-in-class drugs.
She has successfully designed and executed numerous trials all over the world. As such, Dr. Dekou understands all the challenges and requirements of supplying comparators to clinical trials and ensuring trials are delivered on time and on budget. Dr. Dekou has worked with some of the largest biopharmaceutical and biotechs to provide innovative solutions.
At CSI, Dr. Dekou is responsible for providing bespoke solutions to their clients to ensure comparator sourcing is not a rate-limiting step in the successful delivery of trials. She also works closely with pharmaceutical manufacturers to safeguard the supply chain and remain on the front line of advances in drug development. Dr. Dekou has a PhD in Cardiovascular Genetics from UCL, an MBA from Cambridge and a Masters in Market Access from University of Lyon.